U.S. Rep. Martha Roby now chair of defense subcommittee

11:50 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery. (Contributed Photo)

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The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee named U.S. Rep. Martha Roby as chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Tuesday.

Roby, a Montgomery Republican who just began her second term in the House, vowed to continue her oversight of the Department of Defense through the committee, which serves as a watchdog in "conducting studies and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiencies within the Department of Defense," according to her office.

"Now is a crucial time for our military," Roby said in a statement. "The ever-changing landscape means ...